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New Policy Centre Encourages Australia to Look Abroad for Tax Reform

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 8th March 2019 -  Progressive think-tank The Australia Institute has established a new policy centre in a bid to learn lessons from Nordic countries, to re-shape economic and social policy in Australia.  

Printing A Solution to the World’s Biggest Problems

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 11th May 2017 -  “You are only limited by your imagination,” says Dr Mazher Mohammed, a research fellow at Deakin University’s School of Engineering, who is heading up a team working to use 3D printing

Bamboo Ceiling Propped Up by Double Jeopardy

Wendy Williams, Friday, 3rd March 2017 -  Culturally diverse women are experiencing a “double jeopardy” in ASX leadership, according to a new report which reveals the number of culturally diverse women in the leadership

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The Policy Problem: The NDIS and Implications for Access to Education

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 7th February 2017 -  Despite the policy priority across OECD countries of increasing lifelong learning opportunities, fragmented NDIS policy in Australia prevents people with disability from achieving

Australia Needs Unemployment Insurance Says Jobs Australia Report

Wendy Williams, Monday, 20th June 2016 -  Jobs Australia has released a report calling for discussions on introducing unemployment insurance in the face of entrenched high unemployment. A Proposal for Unemployment Insurance

Student Interns Offer NFP Support

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 5th August 2014 -  Melbourne’s Deakin University is launching its 2014 Internship Scheme for International Students (ISIS) offering community-based organisations up to 120 hours of labour…

Conference to Deliver NDIS Report Card

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 -  A two-day National Conference on the National Disability Insurance Scheme in August is expected to act as a “report card” on the scheme’s first year of state-based…

Aussie Public Spaces Breed Racial Segregation – Study

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 -  A study that explores the role of public spaces in promoting understanding and contact between different racial groups has revealed that Australian public spaces reinforce racial…

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Disability Funding is No Charity – It’s an Investment

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 9th January 2014 -  Economics Lecturer at Deakin University, Elizabeth Manning, explores why making predictions on the NDIS based on its first few months of implementation makes no sense at all in an

Skilled Volunteer Plan Wins Deakin Innovation Competition

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 -  A  multi-faceted campaign to attract and retain retired engineers as volunteers has won the top prize for a group of post-graduate students from Deakin University in a competition…

Racism Influences Health Outcomes – Study

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th September 2013 -  An international review led by the University of Melbourne has found children and young people experience poor mental health, depression and anxiety following experiences of racism.…
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